Mike Seidel was seemingly battling to stay upright - but eagle-eyed viewers spotted two pedestrians strolling past in the background

Speaking as he fought to stay in shot, he whined: "This is about as nasty as it's been".

But viewers spotted the pair walking down a road behind him - seemingly unaffected by the wind.

The bizarre video racked up a million Facebook views in a matter of hours.

A spokesman for the Weather Channel said: “It’s important to note that the two individuals in the background are walking on concrete, and Mike Seidel is trying to maintain his footing on wet grass, after reporting on-air until 1am this morning and is undoubtedly exhausted.”

The deadly storm made landfall on the east coast of the US on Friday bringing with it "biblical" flooding on what's been described as a "thousand-year rain event".

The storm has already dumped up to 15 inches more on the Carolinas this morning.

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